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Sunday, May 03rd 2009
"Baby steps," I mutter to myself for the fifteenth time as nausea and light headedness overcome my body during my most recent workout with Austan -- a young and overly enthusiastic mixture of personal trainer and drill sergeant. Austan is determined to get me in shape -- on a recent business trip he actually called the hotel where I was staying to ask about the fitness facilities and surrounding restaurants so he could email me my workouts and tell me what I can and can't eat. I appreciate his dedication to the cause. And it's not just me he wants to transform; it's the whole family.
So there we all were together Monday night with Austan, dutifully jumping, squatting, lunging, lifting, running, and commiserating. Exercising with the whole family has added a new dimension to my workout experience. I now alternate radically between wishing the hour was over and wishing the hour would never end. It's miserable, humorous, difficult, and ridiculous all at the same time -- a perfect blend of joy and despair.
This is all part of the multi-step Wunderli family plan. Step 1: workout together. Step 2: make and eat healthy dinners together. Step 3: study together. Step 4: serve together. It seems so basic I wonder why we're not already much better at these steps. We're just out of shape on a lot of levels. I blame the move. In any case, no time like the present to get back in shape. And it starts with baby steps.
So there we all were together Monday night with Austan, dutifully jumping, squatting, lunging, lifting, running, and commiserating. Exercising with the whole family has added a new dimension to my workout experience. I now alternate radically between wishing the hour was over and wishing the hour would never end. It's miserable, humorous, difficult, and ridiculous all at the same time -- a perfect blend of joy and despair.
This is all part of the multi-step Wunderli family plan. Step 1: workout together. Step 2: make and eat healthy dinners together. Step 3: study together. Step 4: serve together. It seems so basic I wonder why we're not already much better at these steps. We're just out of shape on a lot of levels. I blame the move. In any case, no time like the present to get back in shape. And it starts with baby steps.
John Wunderli
John Wunderli is a Harvard trained litigator, retired little league baseball coach, and supporter of all University of Utah Athletic teams.
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